Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Re: [Yasmin_discussions] Fwd: STEAM - CTE briefing

Full STEAM Ahead!!!

On 19 July 2017 at 20:10, roger malina <rmalina@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> yasminers
>
> well well- the US government cant decide anything
> but tomorrow they are holding public hearings on stem to steam !!!!!
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> roger
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> Hello,
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> We want to make you aware of a briefing tomorrow that is being hosted
> by the STEAM Caucus and the CTE Caucus. The briefing will begin at
> 10:00 a.m. in 2212 Rayburn. Panelists and members of Congress will
> discuss opportunities to integrate arts and design skills into CTE
> programs, and they will discuss the value of teaching students
> creative thinking along with in-demand technical skills.
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> Please RSVP to adrian.anderson@mail.house.gov or
> patrick.hester@mail.house.gov.
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> Thanks,
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> Adrian (Rep. Bonamici) and Patrick (Rep. Stefanik)
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> The Congressional STEAM and CTE Caucuses invite you to…
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> A Briefing on STEAM and CTE:
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> Adding "Art and Design" to STEM Career and Technical Education
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> Thursday, July 20, 10am – 11am
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> 2212 Rayburn
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> Dear Colleague,
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> As co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional STEAM and Career and
> Technical Education Caucuses, we invite you and your staff to a
> briefing entitled STEAM and CTE: Adding "Art and Design" to STEM
> Career and Technical Education on Thursday, July 20, from 10am-11am in
> 2212 Rayburn.
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> Art and Design offer new models for creative problem-solving and
> interdisciplinary partnerships and help distinguish American products
> in a global marketplace. In classrooms and industry, Art and Design
> play an essential role in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
> (STEM) education, advancing STEM research and strengthening American
> innovation.
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> STEAM education incorporates art into STEM curricula by using
> project-based teaching to foster students' creativity, design
> thinking, tech literacy, collaboration, and problem-solving. This sets
> students up for success in STEM fields and helps them develop the
> tools to be successful in post-secondary education and in the
> workforce.
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> This briefing will highlight the ways incorporating STEAM into CTE
> programs will help America develop a thriving education to career
> pipeline.
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> Panelists include:
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> · Babette Allina, Director of Government Relations, Rhode
> Island School of Design
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> · Theresa Peterson, Manager-External Affairs & Technology
> Programs, GE Global Research
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> · Danielle Meyer, Technology and Engineering Teacher,
> Washington and Lee High School
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> · Daniel Grumbles, Student, Arlington Public Schools
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> We need innovators, thinkers, and creative problem-solvers to succeed
> in the global economy of the 21st Century. We hope that you will
> attend this briefing to learn about the value of adding Art and Design
> to CTE. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kerry
> McKittrick with Rep. Langevin at Kerry.mckittrick@mail.house.gov or
> Adrian Anderson with Rep. Bonamici at Adrian.Anderson@mail.house.gov.
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> Sincerely,
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> Jim Langevin
> Suzanne Bonamici
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> Member of Congress
> Member of Congress
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> Glenn 'GT' Thompson
> Elise Stefanik
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> Member of Congress
> Member of Congress
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